African women's clothing is much more complicated. "Everyone loves beauty", and African women are no exception. African women don't wear trousers, but they usually wear African clothes. A poor family is a package. This kind of clothing is usually off-the-shoulder, and the fabric colors are mainly brilliant red, green, indigo and cyan, while middle-aged and elderly women are mostly white and black. African women like dresses with bright colors, rough patterns and bold lines, which are both elegant and eye-catching. In some places, the wrap covers the chest, waist and toes. Don't underestimate a shroud, which has become a unique artistic appreciation with various patterns under the ingenious sewing of African women. Some patterns have a unique taste. Ivory Coast's "fear of nirvana" (the name of the dress) embroidered with "four feet" means that the husband and wife are inseparable, and "grilled fish" means that the husband and wife go to a restaurant together.
Headdress is an important part of African women's clothing. "Head Project" is a key project for African women. Without a beautiful headdress, the beauty of clothing will not be shown. The two complement each other and reflect each other.
African hair is naturally curly, soft, elastic and close to the scalp, so it can't be combed straight to make it droop. To modify curly hair, you have to stick it to your scalp from front to back, or braid it from top to bottom. The ends of the braid are tied tightly with moss or gold thread and tied together at the top of the head or back of the head. Or divide the head into several small areas, each with a pigtail, or upright, or drooping, or bending. This braid is different from that of Uygur girls in Xinjiang. Because of its different hair qualities, it is impossible to comb dozens of braids. It takes a lot of time and energy to comb curly hair, so it is difficult to comb it thoroughly, so we have to use hardwood long comb. Tansan and Mozambique are rich in ebony, and Makonde people are skilled craftsmen of ebony wood carving products, and ebony long tooth comb has become the best tool for combing hair. Even so, I have to rely on my sisters to help me for half a day. It usually takes half a month, a month or more to comb it. Skilled hand-woven hairstyle is strange, beautiful, novel, lively, full of vitality and significance. For example, "big head and big amount" means respect and filial piety to elders, and "beating wife and hair" means loyalty to husband. There are fish scales, ears of wheat, pineapples, sheep, cockscomb, humps and mushrooms, to name a few. A firm, hardworking and simple African woman with her hair combed, walking with heavy objects on her head and flying very fast is a stunt. African women attach importance to headdresses, professional hairdressers are favored, business is booming, and people who are good at weaving headdresses are respected by their sisters.
China: The big breasts, right breasts, cross dresses, wide robes, big sleeves and take off your coat (represented by Qin and Han costumes) handed down from ancient times continued the Shang, Zhou (Spring and Autumn and Warring States), Qin, Han, Three Kingdoms, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, Sui and Tang Dynasties, Five Dynasties, Song, Yuan and Ming Dynasties, and influenced Japan. This is the most common style of Japanese kimono.
2. The popular T-shirts (worn by Li Shimin of Emperor Taizong) since Sui and Tang Dynasties continued the Tang Dynasty, the Five Dynasties, the Song Dynasty, the Yuan Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty, and influenced Japan, Korea and other countries. Common portraits of Song Taizu and Ming Taizu all wear this type of clothing. So far, the clothes worn by the Japanese emperor on some occasions are all variants of this Hanfu. Note that this T-shirt also has a right collar and is fastened with a small round button near the right shoulder.
Early women's clothes were similar to men's clothes, and they were also worn deep. Later it was mainly skirts.
Han costume
The costumes of the Han Dynasty are different in some places, but the main parts are the same. The deep clothes in the Western Han Dynasty are the same as those in the Ming Dynasty, but they are different in details.
During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, clothing generally followed the service system of Shang Dynasty, but changed slightly. The style of clothes is slightly looser than that of Shang Dynasty. The sleeves are two sizes, and the collar is generally rectangular without buttons. Usually tied to the waist, and some still hang jade ornaments. There were mainly two kinds of belts at that time: one was made of silk fabric, which was called "big belt" or "gentry belt"; Another kind of belt is made of leather, which is called "belt". At this time, a deep coat with exquisite curves appeared. Compared with other clothes, there is an obvious difference between top and bottom, which is called "continuous hem" "Sewing" means skirt, "continuation" means lengthening skirt, and "hemming" means describing skirt style. Changed the previous cutting method that clothes were mostly spread at the bottom. The front and rear pieces of the left skirt are stitched, and the rear skirt is lengthened. The lengthened skirt forms a triangle, which is worn around the back and then tied with a belt.
Qin is still black, so the standard color of Qin clothing is black. But the style is still broad-chested and right-handed Basically follow the Warring States period.
Men's clothing styles in Han Dynasty can be roughly divided into Qu Luan and Zhi Luan. Qu Luan, a kind of deep clothing popular in the Warring States period, was still used in the Han Dynasty, but it was more common in the early Western Han Dynasty. By the Eastern Han Dynasty, it was rare for men to wear deep clothes, usually straight clothes, but they could not be used as formal clothes. During the Qin and Han dynasties, clothes with deep curves were not only worn by men, but also the most common clothing style in women's wear. This kind of clothes is tight and narrow, long enough to mop the floor. The hem is generally trumpet-shaped and does not show its feet. Sleeves are wide and narrow, and cuffs are mostly wrapped. The collar part is very distinctive, usually a cross collar, and the neckline is very low to expose underwear. Wear a few clothes, and the collar of each layer will be exposed, up to more than three layers, which is called "triple clothes". In addition, the tight-fitting clothes with narrow sleeves in Han Dynasty. After many twists and turns, the clothes were wrapped around the hips and tied with ribbons. There are also exquisite and gorgeous patterns painted on the clothes.
Both men and women can wear it in Han Dynasty. This kind of dress appeared as early as the Western Han Dynasty, but it can't be used as a formal dress, because the ancient trousers had no crotch, only two trouser legs were put on the knees and tied around the waist with a belt. If you don't put on a coat, these crotch-less pants will be exposed, which was considered disrespectful at that time, so you should wear a crooked deep coat outside. Later, with the improvement of clothing, the form of pants also improved, and crotch pants (called "crotch") appeared. As a result of the improvement of underwear, it is redundant to wrap the deep clothes around the front, so after the Eastern Han Dynasty, straight lines gradually became popular, replacing the deep clothes.
During the Wei, Jin and Southern Dynasties, men's clothing had the characteristics of the times, generally wearing large sleeves. Until the Southern Dynasties, this kind of shirt was still loved by men from all walks of life and became a fashion.
Women's dresses in Wei and Jin dynasties inherited the customs of Qin and Han dynasties and improved them on the basis of tradition. Generally speaking, they wear shirts, jackets and flannel, with skirts below. Most styles are frugal on the top and rich on the bottom, with tight clothes, big cuffs, pleated skirts and long and loose hems, achieving a handsome and chic effect.
In the Tang Dynasty, in addition to wearing round neck and narrow sleeve robes, officials still wore dresses on some important occasions, such as sacrificial ceremonies. Most of the styles of dresses inherited the old system of Sui Dynasty, such as wearing a belt or cage crown, a double-breasted sleeve shirt, a skirt and a Yu Pei ribbon. Tang costume is the main dress of women in Tang Dynasty. During the Sui Dynasty and the early Tang Dynasty, women used small sleeve as shorts and wore tight-fitting long skirts with high waists, usually above the waist, and some even tied ribbons under their armpits, giving people a pretty and slender feeling. The skirts in the middle Tang Dynasty are wider than those in the early Tang Dynasty, and the others have not changed much.
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Headdress is one of the important parts of Han costumes.
Ancient Han men and women put their hair in a bun and fixed it on their heads. Men often wear crowns, towels, hats and so on. , different shapes.
Women's hair can also be combed into various styles, and they can wear all kinds of beading, walking and other accessories. The temples on both sides are richly decorated, and some wear curtain caps and hijabs.
Shoes in ancient Chinese clothing are also very particular. Shoes embodied in traditional paintings and operas are quite different from those of other nationalities. Some of them have thick soles and their toes are often decorated with upturned shoes. Tilt your toes up to prevent people from falling when they step on clothes.
Sabre is also a part of ancient Chinese costumes, and literati often wear sabre in formal attire.